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Texas GIS Forum

Digital Map Gallery

 

DUPLICATE FROM 2024

GIS Forum digital map Gallery promotes and recognizes the advances in digital map-making in the Texas GIS Community by showcasing attendee and vendor-created map submissions.

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All forum attendees are encouraged to explore the map gallery and vote on their favorite pyramid digital map.

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Map Submission #1

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Winter Storm Uri

Mark Olden, Emad Hasan Ph.D. -  Texas Water Development Board

Date:  July 2024

Overview:

TexMesonet, a comprehensive network of meteorological monitoring stations across Texas, played a crucial role in capturing detailed atmospheric data during the 2021 Texas winter storm. Known as a "network of networks," TexMesonet integrates data from a wide array of sources, including governmental, academic, and private sector weather stations. This extensive network provides high-resolution, real-time meteorological observations that are essential for understanding and responding to extreme weather events. (Made using ArcGIS PRO, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop)

Map Submission #2

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GCDs with Plugging Programs

Kathy McCormack -   Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Date:  2022

Overview:

Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs) in Texas with abandoned water well cost share plugging programs are highlighted in the online map, and pop-ups for each of these GCDs provide a summary of their program and contact information. This online map was created in 2022 based on 2020 GCD Index survey data and 24 GCDs reported that they had plugging programs. It was updated in 2024 with 2023 data when 31 GCDs reported programs.

Map Submission #3

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Gulf Public Beach Access

Lauren Parsons -  Texas General Land Office

Date:  May 2024

Overview:

The purpose of the Gulf Public Beach Access Points map is to show the different access points for Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, and Mustang Island and what amenities each point has.  It was created using ArcGIS Pro. This map also won 1st place for the URISA Texas 2024-2025 scholarship.